Reports Report 3737tl (Event 3737-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rosanne S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I am out almost every night stargazing; this was not the best FB I've seen but it was spectacular in its own right. Been doing this for 47 years. All year, not just summer. Love it!! Saw/heard it due south to east southeast. That was my yard and barn. Love google. Any idea how big it was? |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Alden, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 56' 8.56'' N (42.93571°) |
| Longitude | 78° 33' 51.16'' W (-78.564212°) |
| Elevation | 234.272m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-10-04 22:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-10-05 02:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 240° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 103.59° |
| First azimuth | 142.59° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 103.59° |
| Last elevation | 3° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | - |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I heard a deep wooshing sound, almost felt a rumble more than heard the sound. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was looking at Pegasus/M32 when I first saw it from the corner of my right eye, over my barn; due south. Traveling east it was pink-green-yellow, going from dime size ball shape to at least a 5 in long tail, with shrinking, color changing ball. just before hitting horizon is shrunk in on itself with maybe a half inch trail of fragmentation. It was beautiful!! |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | about 2 inches above the horizon the fireball seemed to swell for a second and then shrink in on itself while fragments flared off it. |